Kelly Rowland's Secret Boyfriend?

The X Factor's newest judge is thought to be keeping a relationship with her manager under wraps.

Kelly Rowland has a "special friend" in her manager Tim Weatherspoon according to the Daily Mirror.

Despite Kelly insisting she's single, the singer is rumoured to have hooked up with the manager she was introduced to through her Destiny's Child bandmate Michelle Williams.

"I'm actually single but, you know, you have your little things on the side," Kelly confessed.

"There's nobody I'm dating but I have a special friend."

Meanwhile, Kelly's is chuffed for mate Beyonce, who is celebrating becoming a mum after announcing she's pregnant at the MTV VMAs.

"She's happy and Jay-Z is happy and that's all that counts," Kelly said.

"I think Beyonce will be an incredible mother."